Learn By Doing Day 2016

Learn By Doing Day was so much fun! We had surprise attendees come all the way from Madison, CT and some of our animals were not cooperating with our planned schedule. So we did what 4-H teaches us to do: get flexible and go with the flow!
The weather was cooperative and we had a great day of learning how to show chickens, rabbits, dogs, and sheep, as well as a short workshop on 4-H record books. A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Fields, Mrs. Atkins, Mrs. Button, and Mrs. Bennett! We couldn't have done it without you!

Chicken Showmanship

Rabbit Showmanship

Aloura shows Eamonn how to flip a rabbit for showmanship

Mrs. Fields taught dog showmanship

The awesome sheep!

DOOR PRIZES!

Sheep showmanship

Shelley met a sheep for the first time.

Even the clean-up was fun!

4-H Learn By Doing Day 2012

Saturday was our 3rd Annual Learn By Doing Day. Every year about this time our 4-H club organizes a day where youth can learn through hands-on activities. Our first year we only covered goat showmanship. Last year we tackled goat showmanship and fitting, and chicken showmanship and fitting. This year we were really ambitious and offered goat, chicken, dog, and sheep showmanship, along with fitting for goats and chickens, 4-H record book help, and an animal health session with our local veterinarian.

Seventeen youth (not counting Smith kids) participated with 8 adults also getting in on the experience! The weather cooperated to make the day a great success! I was unable to get photos of the afternoon sessions, as I was helping out with the goat fitting activity.

This is what our schedule looked like:

9:30 - 10:00    Welcome!

10:05– 10:25  Group 1: Goat Showmanship in Side Pasture

                         Group 2: Chicken Showmanship in Phase 1 of Barn

                         Group 3: Record Books with Abby

                         Group 4: Dr. Kneser in OCC

10:30- 10:50   Group 1: Chicken Showmanship in Phase 1

                         Group 2: Goat Showmanship in Side Pasture

                         Group 3: Dr. Kneser in OCC

                         Group 4: Record Books with Abby

10:55– 11:15  Group 1: Record Books with Abby

                         Group 2: Dr. Kneser in OCC

                         Group 3: Goat Showmanship in Side Pasture

                         Group 4: Chicken Showmanship in Phase 1 of Barn

11:20– 11:40  Group 1: Dr. Kneser in OCC

                         Group 2: Record Books with Abby

                         Group 3: Chicken Showmanship in Phase 1 of Barn

                         Group 4: Goat Showmanship in Side Pasture

11:45– 12:45 ALL Groups: Clean-up and Lunch! Door Prizes!

12:45– 1:15   Group 1: Chicken fitting in OCC

                        Group 2: Goat fitting under white tent

                        Group 3: Sheep Showmanship Isolation pen

                        Group 4: Dog showmanship

1:20– 1:50     Group 1: Sheep Showmanship in Isolation pen

                         Group 2: Dog showmanship

                        Group 3:  Chicken fitting in OCC

                        Group 4:  Goat fitting under white tent

1:55– 2:25     Group 1: Goat fitting under white tent

                        Group 2: Chicken fitting in OCC

                        Group 3: Dog showmanship

                        Group 4: Sheep Showmanship in Isolation pen

2:30– 3:00     Group 1: Dog showmanship in

                        Group 2: Sheep Showmanship in Isolation pen

                        Group 3: Goat fitting under white tent

                        Group 4: Chicken fitting in OCC

Record Books with Abby Smith

 

Dr. Kneser from Brooklyn Canterbury Large Animal Clinic taught animal health

Chicken fitting and showmanship with Hannah Smith

Goat Showmanship with Heather Tollmann

The Sheep